3rd and 4th class have been exploring the history of Halloween using the 1930s Folklore Commission School’s Collection on the Dúchas website. The collection has stories about all aspects of life in the 30s, including Halloween customs and traditions. The children used the child friendly search engine Kidrex to search for Dúchas.ie. From here they […]
Maths week is in full flow and all the children have been exploring Maths in really active, interesting ways. Ms. Donoghue organised a maths trail around the school grounds for 3rd to 6th class. The children had tasks such as measuring the length of the school playground, taking a tally of cars passing within 2 […]
Following multiple visits from I.T experts, the wifi connection in Ms. McWalter’s room has finally been solved! 3rd and 4th class have been studying space through hands on activities and decided to research the topic online in pairs. The children used the European Space Agency for Kids website to broaden their knowledge of space themed […]
Milltown Maths League came to an exciting end yesterday with a Maths group challenge. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class were placed into groups and completed Maths puzzles, problems and Scratch projects. The session ended with the Milltown Maths League prize-giving. There was great excitement in the hall as the children collected prizes for the […]
Fifth and sixth class got the opportunity to try out app making using their coding skills at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUIG at the IDA Business Park, Galway. It was a fantastic day and they learned a lot. The children got to visit Ireland’s only computer museum which is also located at the […]